Rail-splice.



No. 859,910. PATENTBD JULY 16, 1907.,

' B. B. & T.'W. BONNER.

RAIL SPLIGE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 1, 1907.

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BENJAMIN B. BONNER, OF ROWLETT, TEXAS, AND THOMAS W. BONNER, OF LEBANON,

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RAIL-SPLICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 16, 1907.

Application filed February 1, 1907. $811M 355,239.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, BENJAMIN B. BONNER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Rowlett, in the county of Dallas and State of Texas, andTHOMAS W. BONNER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lebanon,in the county of Wilson and State oiTennessee, have invented new anduseful Improvements in Rail-Splices, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to rail splices, and one of the principal objectsof the same is to provide reliable and eflicient means for joining themeeting ends of railway rails to prevent spreading or creeping of therails.

Another object of the invention is to provide a rail splice which can bequickly united and can be quickly taken apart for repairs or renewals.

These and other objects may be attained by means of the constructionillustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which: I

Figure l is a plan view of a rail splice made in accordance with ourinvention. Fig. 2 is a similar view of one section of the rail splice.Fig. 3 is a like view of the other section of the rail splice. Fig. 4 isa side elevation of our rail joint or splice.

Referring to the drawing for a more particular description of ourinvention, the numeral 1 designates one section of the rail splice and 2is the other section of the same. The section 1 is cut away verticallyon a line centrally of the tread portion, the web and the base flange ofthe rail,.and formed upon the web portion of the section 1 are anysuitable number of obliquely disposed lugs 3 projecting inward from theweb and at points between the lugs 3 are recesses or openings 4 whichextend diagonally through the web portion of the joint to receive lugs 5formed upon the section 2 of the rail joint. The obliquely disposed lugs3 are engaged in the obliquely disposed openings 6 in the section 2.Shoulders 7 are formed upon each of the sections and bolt lugs 8 projectfrom the ends 9 of said section, said lugs 8 fitting in recesses 10formed in an en-. largement 11 at the side of the web portion of eachsection. Bolts 12 pass through the lugs 8 and through the contiguous webportion of the other sections. From the foregoing it will be obviousthat after the bolts 12 have been removed the lugs 8 may be moved out ofthe recesses 10 and the two rails can be readily separated for thepurpose of repairs or renewals. It will be understood, of course, thatthe rail joint is spiked to the ties, and the spikes must be withdrawnWhenever it is required to detach the joint.

Having thus described the invention, what we claim is:

1. A rail joint comprising two rail sections, the ends of which are cutaway and provided with obliquely extending lugs and intermediateopenings for said lugs, and bolt lugs at the ends of the rail sectionsfitted into recesses in the webs of the rails, and bolts extendingthrough said lugs and through the rail web, substantially as described.

2. A rail splice comprising abutting rail ends cut away and-halved in,said cut away portions provided with inwardly extending obliquelydisposed lugs and recesses to receive said lugs, bolt lugs extendingfrom the ends of said rail section, and bolts extending through saidlugs and through the web of the rail.

In testimony whereof we afiix our signatures in the presence of twowitnesses.

BENJAMIN B. BONNER. THOMAS W. BONNER.

Witnesses as to the signature of Benjamin B. Bonner:

W. F. BANE, T. J. SWIM.

Witnesses as to the signature of Thomas W. Bonner:

N. G. ROBERTSON, E. E. BEARD;

